Sentence examples for face the past from inspiring English sources

Regarding the article "Armenians demand Turkey face the past" (May 23): All Armenians demand a historical reckoning over the events of 1915, but most do not want the future to be held hostage by the past.

The Israelis also must face the past repeated sequence of its wars since 1982, when the first Lebanon-Israel war was waged.

His death earlier this year, aged 88, revived uncomfortable memories.Special report The sound of success Remember, remember Sleeping with the enemy Ungrateful Europeans Mustn't grumble A very superior rustbelt Be happy, stay happy Sources & acknowledgmentsReprints Related items Kurt WaldheimJun 21st 2007By the end of Waldheim's presidency Austria had become readier to face the past.

The answer may lie in timing, personal outlook and recent history: the symbolic significance of the dawn of the third Christian millennium, combined with the readiness of this particular pontiff to face the past, and a watershed event in the church's history (the reformist Second Vatican Council of the 1960's) that provided the institutional basis for making such a reckoning possible.

And while the past two years drew out threads of age, desolation, madness, and abandonment, in his final Dark Mofo act it makes sense he would face the past.

He then could face the past Wimbledon semifinalists Gasquet or Baghdatis in the third round.

Can't face the spring cleaning?

Federer will face the 2008 Australian finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Other, smaller programs will face the fiscal guillotine instead.

In the final Monday night, the United States will face the 2008 Olympic gold medalist Japan.

Hundreds of dot-coms face the April 2 deadline.